Dec. 12 (UPI) --FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker will resign on President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration Jan. 20, according to a letter he sent to the FAA workforce. Whitaker said serving as ...

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker has announced plans to leave his position as the agency’s leader on January 20, 2025, ahead of the Trump administration’s ...

NEW YORK—Two “tours of duty” in the leadership ranks of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) afforded Michael Whitaker time to form a few views on how to make the agency more effective.

Top FAA officials pushed to close one of Reagan National Airport's runways following two close calls, multiple sources told CBS News.

Trump said. Former FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker resigned on Trump’s Inauguration Day after he served for just more than a year. The FAA administrator is a Senate-confirmed position ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA ... following the departure of Michael Whitaker. Chris Rocheleau, appointed by President Trump, currently serves as the acting head of the FAA.

The Federal Aviation Administration’s leader stepped down on Jan. 20, months after Elon Musk demanded that he quit. The move by Michael Whitaker means the FAA has no Senate-confirmed leader for ...

She pointed out that Musk pressured former FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker to resign on the day of President Trump’s inauguration, leaving the agency without a permanent leader shortly before ...

Last week, Mike Whitaker, the FAA administrator, met with Dave Calhoun, Boeing's CEO and the company's senior staff, regarding the audit the agency is conducting. During the meeting, which took ...

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow explained how pressures and supposed demands from Elon Musk led to former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator, Michael Whitaker, quitting his job on Inauguration ...

New acting FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau fills the vacancy left by Mike Whitaker, who stepped down early when Trump ... including roles like deputy associate administrator for Aviation Safety and ...